An Analysis Of Bilbo's The Hobbit

Throughout your life, you will be taken out of your comfort zone with many challenges and uncertainties. This is shown in The Hobbit, The Lightning Thief, and through my grandfather’s immigration story from Germany. Bilbo was taken on an adventure that took him beyond his normal comfort zone. He loved the familiarity of his hobbit-hole until Gandalf and the dwarves arrived at his door. The Hobbit contained many relatable moments about life, which can be explored through the novel, other people’s lives, and other works of fiction. Bilbo missed his home in The Hobbit after he decided to go with Gandalf and the dwarves. His home provided him with security, contentment, and peacefulness. “I wish I was at home in my nice hole by the fire, with the kettle just beginning to sing!” Bilbo’s home and surroundings gave him all that he needed, no dangers or uncertainties. On various occasions, Bilbo wondered why he abandoned the safety of his home to go on the adventure. “Why, oh why did I ever leave my hobbit-hole! Said poor Mr. Baggins…” He just wanted to be back in the stability and security of his surroundings. Bilbo expressed his feelings of his home when he spoke to Thorin. “Personally I have no hopes at all, and wish I was safe back at home.” My grandpa went through a similar situation while immigrating from Germany to Canada with his family. He missed his home and the future was uncertain. He wondered why his parents left Germany and encountered many hardships, like not having a real home, not knowing where they would sleep,

The challenges and scenarios faced by Bilbo are similar to those faced by my grandpa with his immigration from Germany, and Percy in The Lightning Thief, showing how they relate. In life, we deal with many uncertainties and challenges that are often reflected in novels of fiction yet come out stronger with new experiences by